G.O.(Ms).No.93, Revised MGNREGS Schedule of Rates, 2024 to 2025
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.93 on 22 May 2024, approving the revised Schedule of Rates for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme works for 2024 to 2025. The rates reflect an increase in the scheme wage from Rs.294 to Rs.319 per person per day, effective from 1 April 2024.
What the document does
G.O.(Ms).No.93 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department approves revised rates for work carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2024 to 2025. The rates are based on the revised wage of Rs.319 per person per day, for eight hours of work including one hour of rest.
The revised Schedule of Rates is divided into annexures covering activities in different soil conditions, plantation work and work involving differently abled persons. The source text provides detailed entries from Annexure I for the rural Schedule of Rates.
Who is affected
The revised Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme rates affect the preparation and approval of estimates for scheme works. Estimate creation, administrative sanction and technical sanction are carried out through SECURE Software, developed and maintained by the National Informatics Centre, Kerala, under the supervision and control of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
The document was sent to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, all District Collectors except Chennai, and all Project Directors of District Rural Development Agencies. It concerns rural employment scheme works and does not set out rules for land ownership, sale, title registration or private development.
Key provisions
The approved 2024 to 2025 rates include:
- Ordinary soil excavation up to 0.30 metre depth, Rs.227.03 per cubic metre.
- Hard soil excavation up to 0.30 metre depth, Rs.304.46 per cubic metre.
- Soft disintegrated rock excavation up to 0.30 metre depth, without blasting, Rs.448.52 per cubic metre.
- Land levelling, Rs.324.78 per cubic metre in ordinary soil, Rs.377.16 in hard soil and Rs.660.81 in soft disintegrated rock.
- An additional lead charge of Rs.50.71 per cubic metre for every additional 10 metres or part of it beyond the initial lead.
- An additional lift charge of Rs.18.12 per cubic metre for every additional metre or part of it beyond the initial lift.
- Watering plants or trees from a source at the site, Rs.3.42 per plant or tree.
- Jungle clearance rates ranging from Rs.20.69 per square metre for scrub jungle to Rs.36.23 per square metre for Juliflora jungle.
The Finance Department concurred with the approval before G.O.(Ms).No.93 was issued.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.93 change my land title or ownership rights?
No land title or ownership change is stated. G.O.(Ms).No.93 concerns rates for works performed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
What daily wage applies under the scheme for 2024 to 2025?
The wage is Rs.319 per person per day, effective from 1 April 2024. The workday is eight hours, including one hour of rest.
Are the revised rates used for ordinary land excavation and levelling?
Yes. Annexure I lists separate rates for excavation, land levelling, trench cutting and plant pits in ordinary soil, hard soil and soft disintegrated rock.
How are estimates for these rural employment works prepared?
Estimate creation, administrative sanction and technical sanction are carried out through SECURE Software. The revised wage and related rates are updated in that system.
